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Psilocybe cubensis

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Overview

Psilocybe cubensis is a psychedelic mushroom in the genus Psilocybe. The primary psychoactive components of this mushroom are psilocin and its prodrug, psilocybin, as well as norbaeocystin and baeocystin.[1] PW

Psilocybe cubensis, commonly known as the magic mushroom, shroom, golden halo, cube, gold cap, or bluestain smoothcap, is a species of psilocybin mushroom of moderate potency whose principal active compounds are psilocybin and psilocin. It belongs to the fungus family Hymenogastraceae and was previously known as Stropharia cubensis. It is the best-known psilocybin mushroom due to its wide distribution and ease of cultivation. WP

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Psilocybin and psilocin are listed as Schedule I drugs under the United Nations 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances. However, mushrooms containing psilocybin and psilocin are not unlawful in some parts of the world. For example, in Brazil they are legal, but extractions from the mushroom containing psilocybin and psilocin remain unlawful. In the United States, growing or possessing Psilocybe cubensis mushrooms is unlawful in all states, but it is legal to possess and buy the spores for microscopy purposes. However, Denver, Colorado, decriminalized them for those 21 and up on May 8, 2019. Oakland, California, followed suit, decriminalizing psilocybin-containing mushrooms as well as the peyote cactus on June 4, 2019. Santa Cruz, California, decriminalized naturally occurring psychedelics, including psilocybin mushrooms, on January 29, 2020. On November 3, 2020, the state of Oregon decriminalized possession of psilocybin mushrooms for recreational use and granted licensed practitioners permission to administer psilocybin mushrooms to individuals age 21 years and older.[2–6] WP

In 1978, the Florida Supreme Court ruled in Fiske vs Florida that possession of psilocybin mushrooms is not unlawful, in that the mushrooms cannot be considered a "container" for psilocybin based on how the law is written, i.e., it does not specifically state that psilocybin mushrooms themselves are unlawful, but that the hallucinogenic constituents in them are. According to this decision, the applicable statute as framed imparts no information as to which plants may contain psilocybin in its natural state and does not advise a person of ordinary intelligence that this substance is contained in a particular variety of mushroom. The statute, therefore, cannot constitutionally be applied to the appellant.[7][8] WP

The production, sale and possession of magic mushrooms is unlawful in Canada.[9] WP

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References

Journal / agency Tsujikawa, K., Kanamori, T., Iwata, Y., Ohmae, Y., Sugita, R., Inoue, H., Kishi, T. Morphological and chemical analysis of magic mushrooms in Japan. Forensic Science International. December 2003. doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2003.08.009
Harm reduction site List of psychotropic substances under international control. 2018
Other Oakland second city in USA to allow 'magic mushrooms'. 2019-06-04
Other Breaking: Santa Cruz City Council Votes to Decriminalize Entheogenic Plants and Fungi. 2020-01-29
Other Oregon measure 109
Other Oregon measure 110
Other Fiske v. State
Other Florida Court Rules Psilocybin Mushrooms Are Not a 'Container' for Psilocybin Based on How the Law is Written. 2020
Other Psilocybin and psilocin (Magic mushrooms). 12 January 2012

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